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Finally, AT&T has decided to do the right thing by getting rid of its subsidized pricing for tablets according to a couple of store representatives. This is great because customers who want to purchase a slate from the second largest wireless provider in the Unites States no longer has to get locked into a very…
Virgin Mobile has recently entered the ever-growing mobile market of Chile, and has consequently managed to attract some 65,000 customers in just 4 months. That’s nice pace but in order to keep it up, the company needs more money, and it’s turning to IFC to get “that part” done. Under the deal, Virgin Mobile will…
AT&T picked a quiet Friday afternoon to let customers know that it will not charge for FaceTime video calls over its cellular network. The ability to make a FaceTime call over 3G/4G is a new feature introduced in iOS 6. Though AT&T is allowing customers to use the cellular version of FaceTime, it’s not all…
On Thursday, the Justice Department approved Verizon Wireless’ $3.9 billion purchase of spectrum from Comcast and other cable companies. After the DOJ ruling, FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski urged his agency to approval the deal as well. Verizon won approval, but it must follow a few restrictions that’ll prevent Verizon from getting too cozy with cable…
The folks at xda-developers have a knack with Android devices and have cracked open yet another locked down handset. The latest to fall is the Galaxy S III on Verizon, which is one of the only S III models in the US to ship with a locked boot loader. The ability to unlock the boot…
U.S. Cellular has quietly started offering the Alcatel ONE TOUCH Premiere few days ago. However, it was only today (late yesterday actually) that we caught a press release announcing the new device and I guess we have the bad PR timing to blame for this. Anyway, Alcatel’s baby is a low-end Android smartphone with a…
TELUS’ sub-brand Koodo Mobile is apparently preparing for an aggressive back-to-school assault. The rumor is that the MVNO will team-up with Walmart Canada, offering an array of prepaid plans and devices to budget shoppers. The story continues saying that Koodo and Walmart will launch their stuff on August 20th, offering the LG Optimus One for…
Disney Junior ID is a new offering from Sprint, available on select Android smartphones to users with Everything Data plans. The pack consists of several handy apps such as: Disney Junior Games – with games from DisneyJunior.com featuring Jake and the Never Land Pirates, including: Izzy’s Pirate Puzzles and Jake’s Treasure Hunt. Disney Junior Facebook…
Kyocera plans to release a new lower-level device called The Rise. The handset will launch on both Sprint and its subsidiary owned network, Virgin Mobile. This lower-level device will come with Ice Cream Sandwich (Android 4.0) out of the box. Spec-wise, the handset isn’t so impressive. The Rise features a 1GHz single-core chipset, 3.5-inch HVGA…
Verizon is expanding its LTE coverage on Thursday and will blanket over three-quarters of the US population with its 4G LTE service. It will roll out LTE in 34 new markets and expand coverage in 38 new markets later this week. The carrier now covers 371 markets and is creeping closer to reaching its goal of 400 markets by the end of the year. It is ahead of schedule and is moving even further ahead of rivals AT&T, Sprint and T-Mobile. AT&T is the closest…